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Franco Brocani(1938-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Franco Brocani was born on 10 September 1938 in Murazzano, Piedmont, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for La via del silenzio (1980), Clodia - Fragmenta (1982) and Schifanosaurus Rex (2009). He died on 14 September 2023.
BornSeptember 10, 1938
DiedSeptember 14, 2023(85)
BornSeptember 10, 1938
DiedSeptember 14, 2023(85)
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Known for

La via del silenzio
  • Director
  • 1980
Clodia - Fragmenta (1982)
Clodia - Fragmenta
6.1
  • Director
  • 1982
Schifanosaurus Rex
6.0
  • Director
  • 2009
Pierre Clémenti in Necropolis (1970)
Necropolis
5.3
  • Director
  • 1970

Credits

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Director

  • Schifanosaurus Rex
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Le opere e i giorni
    5.6
    • Director (as Francesco Brocani)
    • 2006
  • Medicina i misteri
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2002
  • A ridosso dei ruderi, i Trionfi (1997)
    A ridosso dei ruderi, i Trionfi
    7.6
    • Director (as Francesco Brocani)
    • 1997
  • Via i piedi dalla terra (La ghirlanda poetica) (1992)
    Via i piedi dalla terra (La ghirlanda poetica)
    • Director (as Francesco Brocani)
    • 1992
  • Clodia - Fragmenta (1982)
    Clodia - Fragmenta
    6.1
    • As Francesco Brocani
    • 1982
  • La via del silenzio
    • Director
    • 1980
  • L'ippogrifo
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Omaggio a William Blake
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Segnale da un pianeta in via di estinzione (1972)
    Segnale da un pianeta in via di estinzione
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • La maschera del minotauro
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Notte, orgogliosa sorella
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Lo specchio a forma di gabbia
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Pierre Clémenti in Necropolis (1970)
    Necropolis
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • È ormai sicuro il mio ritorno a Knossos
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967

Writer

  • Schifanosaurus Rex
    6.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Le opere e i giorni
    5.6
    • Writer (as Francesco Brocani)
    • 2006
  • Medicina i misteri
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Clodia - Fragmenta (1982)
    Clodia - Fragmenta
    6.1
    • screenplay (as Francesco Brocani)
    • 1982
  • La via del silenzio
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
    The Return of the Exorcist
    4.1
    • screenplay by
    • 1975
  • Sex of the Witch (1973)
    Sex of the Witch
    4.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Pierre Clémenti in Necropolis (1970)
    Necropolis
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Trapianto, consunzione e morte di Franco Brocani (1969)
    Trapianto, consunzione e morte di Franco Brocani
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Il pantano
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Il nero (1967)
    Il nero
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1967

Cinematographer

  • L'ippogrifo
    5.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • La maschera del minotauro
    5.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Lo specchio a forma di gabbia
    5.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • È ormai sicuro il mio ritorno a Knossos
    5.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Francesco Brocani
  • Born
    • September 10, 1938
    • Murazzano, Piedmont, Italy
  • Died
    • September 14, 2023

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